North Pacific Fishery Management Council

Managing Fisheries off the Coast of Alaska

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Scientific and Statistical Committee

SSC Members

Standing Left to Right: Chris Anderson, Ian Stewart, Sarah Wise, Curry Cunningham, Martin Dorn, Brad Harris, Alison Whitman, Franz Mueter, Fabio Prior Caltabellotta, Andrew Munro, and Jason Gasper

Sitting Left to Right: Kailin Kroetz, Dana Hanselman, Robert Suryan, and Sherri Dressel.

Not Pictured: Robert Foy, Kathryn Meyer and Chris Siddon.

The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) is composed of leading scientists in biology, economics, statistics, and social science. The SSC advises the Council on scientific and other technical matters. SSC members serve one-year terms (January 1 through December 31) with no term limits. Members may be reappointed or replaced by the Council annually at their December Council meeting.

SSC Handbook
Contact the Scientific and Statistical Committee Members

IMPORTANT NOTE: The following information is provided as a public service and is intended for general communication purposes. If you wish to submit comments on an Agenda item to be made available to the Council family as part of the record, they must be submitted at meetings.npfmc.org and must be received by the deadline date noticed in that meeting’s agenda.

NameInitial AppointmentResumeExpertiseAffiliationContact
Dr. Christopher Anderson2014ResumeEconomics, Fisheries Management, Impact Assessment University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences University of Washington
Box 355020
Seattle, WA 98195
206-543-1101
Email
Financial Disclosure
Dr. Jennifer Burns2024ResumeMarine mammal and seabird physiology, behavior and ecologyUniversity of Maryland

IMET/UMCES
701 E Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD  21202
907-863-8809
Email
Financial Disclosure
Dr. Curry Cunningham2020ResumeQuantitative Ecology, Stock Assessment, Fisheries Management University of Alaska, Fairbanks UAF
505 S Chandalar Dr.
Fairbanks, AK 99775
907-360-4217
Email
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Dr. Martin Dorn2023ResumeStock Assessment, Climate and Ecosystem ModelingUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Washington
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
1122 NE Boat Street, Box 355020
Seattle, WA 98195-5020
Email
Financial Disclosure
Dr. Sherri Dressel
Co-Chair		2012ResumeSurvey Design, Stock Assessment, Fisheries Oceanography Alaska Department of Fish and Game ADF&G
PO Box 115526
Juneau, AK 99811-5526
907-465-6146
Email
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Dr. Robert Foy2021ResumeFisheries Oceanography, Physiology, Trophic EcologyNMFS Alaska Fisheries Science CenterAlaska Fishery Science Center
17109 Point Lena Loop Rd
Juneau, Alaska 99801
907-7135740
Email
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Dr. Jason Gasper
Co-Chair		2016ResumeFisheries Management, Statistical Analysis, Ecology NMFS Alaska Regional Office NMFS AKR-SF
PO Box 21668
Juneau, AK 99802
907-586-7237
Email
Financial Disclosure
Dr. Dana Hanselman2018ResumeStock Assessment, Survey Design, Movement Ecology NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center AFSC Auke Bay Lab
Juneau AK
907-789-6626
Email
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Dr. Brad Harris2014ResumeHabitat Modeling, Oceanography, Fishing Gear Conservation Engineering Alaska Pacific University FAST Lab, APU
4101 University Dr
Anchorage AK 99508-4672
907-564-8802
Email
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Dr. Kailin Kroetz2021ResumeEconomics, Bioeconomics, Policy EvaluationArizona State UniversityArizona Sate University
PO Box 875502
Tempe, AZ 85287-5502
480-965-4164
Email
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Kathryn Meyer2021ResumeFisheries Biology, Stock Assessment, Fisheries ManagementAlternate for Fabio Prior CaltabellottaWashington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW)
1111 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA 998501
360-302-6568
Email
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Dr. Franz Mueter2004ResumeFisheries Oceanography, Statistics, EcologyUniversity of Alaska, FairbanksCollege of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
UAF, 17101 Point Lena Loop Rd.
Juneau AK 99801
907-796-5448
Email
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Dr. Andrew Munro2019ResumeFish Biology, Stock Assessment, Salmon Alaska Department of Fish and Game ADF&G
333 Raspberry Rd.
Anchorage, AK 99518
907-267-2260
Email
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Dr. Fabio Prior Caltabellotta2024ResumeFisheries Biology, Stock Assessment, Fisheries Management, ElasmobranchsWashington Department of Fish and WildlifeWashington Depart. of Fish & Wildlife
1111 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA 998501
360-302-6568
Email
Financial Disclosure
Dr. Chris Siddon2020ResumeInvertebrate Zoology, Stock Assessment, Cooperative Research w/Industry Alaska Department Fish and Game Alaska Dept. Fish & Game
P.O. Box 11526
Juneau, AK 99811-5526
907-465-6115
Email
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Dr. Ian Stewart
Co-Chair		2016ResumeStock Assessment, Reference Points International Pacific Halibut Commission International Pacific Halibut Comm.
2320 W. Commodore Way, Ste 300
Seattle, WA  98199-1287
206-634-1838
Email
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Dr. Robert Suryan2023ResumeForaging ecology, Population and Ecosystem Dynamics, Fisheries Bycatch NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center

AFSC, Auke Bay Lab
17109 Point Lena Loop Road
Juneau, AK 99801
(908)789-6065
Email
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Alison Whitman
Vice Chair		2012ResumeFisheries Biology, Stock Assessment, Fisheries Management Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
2040 SE Marine Sciences Dr.
Newport, OR 97365
541-867-0300 ext.2
Email
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Dr. Sarah Wise2024ResumeSocial Science, Anthropology, Integrated Ecosystem ResearchNOAA - Alaska Fisheries Science CenterNMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
206-526-4172
Email
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Resources

SSC Handbook
SSC Meeting Minutes
National SSC Workshop reports